tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830858669824694297.post2079202276804557154..comments2017-09-07T10:13:17.497-07:00Comments on VIGIL FUTURI: SPECIAL REPORT #2 - The Intel-Altera DealPeter Gasperininoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830858669824694297.post-65348055883245512872015-06-22T10:12:23.721-07:002015-06-22T10:12:23.721-07:00Paying almost $17B to guarantee some extra capacit...Paying almost $17B to guarantee some extra capacity is quite a price tag, though. ;-)Peter Gasperinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11967872703246915989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830858669824694297.post-69598020932855388312015-06-22T06:32:47.575-07:002015-06-22T06:32:47.575-07:00How about this simple explanation: Intel did build...How about this simple explanation: Intel did build a lot of 14 nm capacity, were bad at handling Altera as a customer for it&#39;s foundry business, had to buy them to &quot;fill the fab&quot; and generate revenue for coming technology nodes.<br /><br />To my understanding the FPGA is also a great fab technology driver because it has such a regular structure (yield analysis/improvement etc.).<br /><br />Sounds too simplistic?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830858669824694297.post-8149550384190676812015-06-14T12:11:13.793-07:002015-06-14T12:11:13.793-07:00Fun and provocative...with many bases covered.
Fun...Fun and provocative...with many bases covered.<br />Funny how bad x86 was in handling memory but how it was bandaided to continue the duopoly dominance. Now linux rules along with free app&#39;s window and ARM covers the high volume products so the performance niches are shrinking but luckily not all commoditized yet.<br />ClaytonLasSendashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269503440774950938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830858669824694297.post-50725833347613754372015-06-08T04:06:38.887-07:002015-06-08T04:06:38.887-07:00I think the FPGA co-processor approach is more lik...I think the FPGA co-processor approach is more likely than the 3D-IC approach. An FPGA SoC solution having an x86 embedded processor is also not a distant guess. <br /><br />Thanks for the insight<br />Arash Abtahihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02383342292615882094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1830858669824694297.post-2908777181418194232015-06-07T05:19:57.395-07:002015-06-07T05:19:57.395-07:00This is excellent Pete. However, I believe that th...This is excellent Pete. However, I believe that this Intel attempt is a desperate attempt to delay the inevitable. Xilinx will end up gaining 70% market share - a near total monopoly. This is going to be an epic failure. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com